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Even though most eyes are on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at the moment, we shouldn't forget about other Android manufacturers, many of which are working on spring flagships of their own. Despite selling off a portion of its smartphone business to Google, HTC can still be counted among those manufacturers, and today we're getting a glimpse of what it might have in the pipeline. Say hello to the HTC U12+, which is said to be the best phone the company will launch this year.

Google announced this week that they've been working with Light Fields for the most realistic virtual reality in the history of VR. Google is aiming to allow people to capture still images in VR that give the end user a realistic sense of presence by processing motion parallax and "extremely realistic textures and lighting." In an effort to demonstrate their work, Google released a demonstration app in Steam VR for HTC VIVE, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and Oculus Rift.

The reviews have finally come out and, as you might have expected (or not), the Galaxy S9 has pretty much set the pace of smartphones, especially Android ones, for the rest of the year. But, of course, that doesn’t mean it will be the premium Android phone of 2018. We’ve only just begun and there are lots more coming in the months to come. So before you settle your mind or wallet on the Galaxy S9 or S9+, take a quick peek at what is yet to come in the next month or two.

Believe it or not, HTC fans, the company's next smartphone might actually have features that really, truly set it aside from the rest of the pack. Not that HTC hasn't done this in the past, but given the current state of the industry, it's a really, really good sign that HTC is keeping its eye on the prize. Today's rumors about the HTC U12 include word of some rather interesting pieces of hardware finish.

With Samsung’s time on stage now over, we will soon be hearing more about those who didn’t brave the MWC 2018 storm. Huawei is next up with its notched P20 and LG might be following next month, though details of its next flagship is still mostly a mystery at this point. That pretty much leaves HTC as the one other major OEM expected to make a grand entrance this first half of the year. And when the HTC U12 does make that entrance, it will come not just with two cameras on its back but with a slight change in that back’s design as well.

Now that the Samsung Galaxy S9 is out in the wild, what's next to look forward to in the smartphone market? Today we're listing the next several projects users like yourself should be looking forward to from each of the most major manufacturers here on Earth. That includes brand plans, smartphones, and maybe even tablets.

There were few major Android phone makers who were curiously absent from MWC 2018 last week. Of those, it is probably HTC that has the most interesting tale to tell. In the middle of one of the year’s major mobile events, HTC folded its mobile division into its Vive VR business, or vice versa, with the consequential layoffs. HTC mobile fans may not have to worry yet as the Taiwanese OEM reportedly still has a new flagship in the works. And it will be called, of course, the HTC U12.

Mobile World Congress 2018 should reveal new hardware products from a variety of big names in mobile smart devices. This event is a trade show fun by GSMA, and it's the place where some of the most important smart devices of the year are launched. Did I mention devices? Today I'm going to run down the basics in what we expect from MWC at the tail end of this month.

This afternoon HTC announced that some employees would be leaving the company as both HTC smartphone and VR divisions merge together. This is an interesting move from the company as it was acquired by Google at the tail end of 2017. It wasn't clear how much of HTC Google'd acquired - now with a merge of the two main bits of HTC, the path is a bit more clear. Or is it?

MWC 2018 is almost upon us and so are the next generation of smartphones. Some of them will be quite drool-worthy, but many will probably be beyond reach, both in time and in budget. If you’re in need of a new mobile partner soon and your resources are a bit stretched thin, there are still some Android phones for you. And you won’t even have to compromise that much. Here are some of the best mid-range, wallet-friendly phones that you can actually buy now instead of waiting for a few months.

Smartphone company HTC's President of the Smartphone and Connected Devices Business, Chialin Chang, has resigned from his position. This position has not yet been filled by the company as of the first publishing of this article. But what's this all mean for you, the end user? Not one whole heck of a lot in the short term.

The next big HTC smartphone release seems to have been spied in Taiwan wearing a bit of a protective cover. This next device will likely follow up on the relative success of the HTC U11 with the name HTC U12, coming with a body that's not all that unlike its predecessor. This next-generation device was seen at a 5G data speed industry event which also showed the HTC VIVE PRO, Vive Focus, and other smartphones.